Aatika Ali

ACCA Qualified Finance professional with 3+ years of hands on corporate experience gained alongside completion of ACCA qualification at Retail Avenue and Dolmen group. Experienced in end to end Procurement to Payment cycle, Accounts Payable, Tax Compliance, Cash management, Month end Closing, Reconciliations, and ERP systems. Experienced in Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo and G-tech.

Trusted to Independently manage critical Finance processes with across multiple departments and comfortable with taking on additional responsibilities when required

Finance Executive at Dolmen Group (2024-07 – Present)

• Independently manage the End to end Procurement to Payment and Accounts Payable cycle consisting of 30-40 payments per week from Purchase order verification and Invoice processing to Tax deductions, Payments approvals, Bank processing to ERP posting and maintaining payment vouchers.
• Handle Withholding tax compliance on vendor payments ensure weekly tax returns are prepared, recorded and filed timely
• Prepare monthly Sales tax returns for FBR, SRB and PRA supporting organizations ongoing tax compliance requirements
• Handle Key month end Finance activities including bank reconciliations for 3 head office accounts, Intercompany reconciliations, Vendor Reconciliations and Accruals and Prepayments adjusting entries
• Manage Petty cash operations across Finance, Marketing and Administration including cash custody, transaction recording and accurate disbursements of Petty cash
• Handle management fee accounting for 3 Landlords and 14 Head-office tenants including Invoice preparation, recording of management fee receipts and updating accounting records
• Process and release around 30-40 vendor payments weekly through Bank portal ensuring timely payment releases
• Communication with Vendors, Internal departments and External Clients regarding payment status, expected payment dates and providing proofs after payment released, also taking on additional finance responsibilities during management leaves to ensure workflow without disruptions.

Finance Intern/Trainee at Retail Avenue: Giordano (2023-07 – 2024-06)

• Processed daily Invoices using G-tech ERP Software
• Matching POS sales with Daily sales report (DSR), Credit card settlements and Bank statements to reconcile daily Sales revenue
• Performed Bank reconciliations, Vendor Reconciliations and WHT Reconciliations. And Identified discrepancies
• Completed and Submitted FBR Yearly Monitoring file ensuring regulatory compliance
• Conducted yearly pricing review research and Pricing research for Giordano brand and delivered presentations, also assisted with creation of company Policy Manual
• Maintained routine Scanning and Filing of Payment vouchers

ACCA – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (2026)

BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting – Oxford Brookes University, UK

Inter Commerce- ICOM (BSEK) – Commecs College (2021)